FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL . . .
The new historical fiction epic from one of Britain's best-loved authors shines new light on the greatest hero of the Ancient World, Alexander The Great.
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334 BC. Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world.
Together, his Macedonian army marches East into the unknown - winning battles against overwhelming odds, storming impregnable fortresses from the Aegean through to India.
But there is another Alexander. Prince of the Macedonian royal house of Lyncestis, he becomes Alexander the Great's general and most trusted friend.
Alexander of Lyncestis is torn: between this friendship and the duty to avenge his murdered brothers. And he is under threat, too. Others - Persians, Greeks, Macedonians - see him as a rival for the throne. For six years of conspiracy and battle, his life hangs by a thread.
For Alexander of Lyncestis is the Shadow King.
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Praise for Harry Sidebottom's historical novels:
'An extraordinarily vivid take on the ancient world' - EVENING STANDARD
'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' - ANDREW TAYLOR
'More twists and turns than the Tiber itself' - RORY CLEMENTS
'Explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama' - GUARDIAN
'Blazes with searing scholarship' - THE TIMES
'A storming triumph' - DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Epic' - MARY BEARD
'Brilliant' - BEN KANE Harry Sidebottom teaches Ancient History at Oxford University. His career as a novelist began with his Warrior of Rome series, which has sold over half a million copies. His next series, Throne of Caesars, was equally acclaimed. The Last Hour and The Burning Road introduced us once again to Marcus Clodius Ballista, hero of the Warrior of Rome books. The Shadow King is his fifteenth novel, and his first set in Ancient Greece. Everybody has heard of Alexander the Great - but few really know his story. His life is the most extraordinary story of military adventure ever told. The epic new standalone from one of Britain's best-loved historical fiction authors. FIRST EVER NON-ROMAN BOOK FROM HARRY: The epic new standalone from one of Britain's best-loved historical fiction authors follows the greatest hero of the Ancient World, Alexander The Great. ZAFFRE'S ROMAN HISTORICAL FICTION BRAND: Sunday Times bestselling Harry Sidebottom has sold over 450,000 copies through the TCM, and his Warrior of Rome series is one of the biggest selling Roman Military series in the UK. THE GENRE'S ONLY EXPERT: Currently teaching Ancient History at Oxford University, Sidebottom brings together his unrivalled knowledge of Roman history with gripping, page-turning stories. THE RETURN is his best novel yet. CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: Harry's books receive glowing praise from both authors and the media; his fans include Ben Kane, Rory Clement, Andrew Taylor & Donna Leon. He regularly gets rave reviews in The Times, Express, Daily Mail, Evening Standard and other broadsheet newspapers.
